The Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) held a views-exchange meeting on the current and future state of the country’s economy at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Saturday. Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Awards 2023 recognizes 6 corporates, 3 individuals Chaired by NOAB President AK Azad, the meeting was also attended, among others, by former caretaker government adviser and former Dhaka University Economics department professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, former Bangladesh Bank governor Salehuddin Ahmed, Policy Research Institute (PRI) executive director Dr Ahsan H Mansur, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) distinguished fellow Dr Mostafizur Rahman, SOAS University of London Economics department professor Dr Mushtaq Khan, Professor and Chairman of the Dhaka University Development Studies department Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir. Among the NOAB members, NOAB Founding President and Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam, Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, Financial Express Editor Shamsul Haque Zahid, Karatoa Editor Mozammel Haque and Bonik Barta Publisher and Editor Dewan Hanif Mahmud were present at the meeting. DMP to start transferring OCs 'soon' in line with EC's directive About 25 journalists from different media outlets were present at the time. In the meeting, the economists highlighted the current state of the country's economy and its future dynamics including inflation, reserve crisis, education system and quality, banking problems and crises, foreign debt, dollar exchange rate, restrictions on economy and trade, preferential trade in western markets etc. Cyclonic storm Michaung likely to move Northwestwards, intensify further

Expressing concern over the recent statement of the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and the Dhakaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Saturday said the statement came as part of deep conspiracy to create ‘utter anarchy’ in the newspaper industry.

Newspapers will not be published from May 25 to May 29 during holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims.